Zaborowski off to hot start as NU softball upsets No. 1 Valdosta State

By the Midland Daily News

Published
8:00 pm EST, Saturday, February 23, 2013

VALDOSTA, Ga. — Sam Zaborowski had a huge day for Northwood’s softball team in the Timberwolves’ season opener Saturday. Zaborowski, a junior first-baseman, was 2-for-2 with a home run, a double, and six runs batted in to lead visiting NU to a 7-6 victory over top-ranked Valdosta State (11-2).

Zaborowski opened the scoring in the top of the first with a three-run double, making it 3-0. Marisa Borkowski added an RBI-single and Zaborowski a run-scoring sacrifice bunt in the top of the third to make it 5-0 before Valdosta State answered with five runs in the bottom of the inning to tie it.

Zaborowski then belted a two-run homer in the fifth to give NU a 7-5 lead, and the Timberwolves held on from there.

Borkowski was 2-for-3 with two runs scored for Northwood, while Maddison Sebald got the win in the circle, going the distance and allowing six earned runs on 10 hits and four walks.